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August 12th might seem like any other day, but history tells us otherwise. The Berlin Wall: A Symbol of Division (1961) On August 12, 1961, East German authorities closed the border between East and West Berlin, marking the beginning of the construction of the Berlin Wall. This barrier, which eventually extended 155 kilometers (96 miles), became a powerful symbol of the Cold War's division between the communist East and the capitalist West. The wall physically and ideologically divided families and friends for 28 years until its fall in 1989, which signaled the end of the Cold War era and the beginning of Germany's reunification. Cleopatra's Alleged Suicide: The End of an Era (30 BC) One of history's most famous deaths reportedly occurred on August 12, 30 BC, when Cleopatra VII, the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, is said to have died by suicide. According to legend, she allowed an asp (a venomous snake) to bite her after the defeat of her forces

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Pearl Jam has premiered a new live video for "Wreckage," a track off the band's new album, Dark Matter.The clip was filmed during one of Eddie Vedder and company's concerts in Las…

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EDWARDSVILLE — In a significant move to bolster local infrastructure, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Edwardsville Mayor Art Risavy will hold a press conference today at 2:30 p.m. CDT at Edwardsville City Hall. The event will address the $21,241,730 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation allocated for the Goshen Road and Liberty Trail Multimodal Transportation Improvement Project. The substantial grant was awarded to the City of Edwardsville through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program, a highly competitive initiative aimed at enhancing safety, sustainability, and connectivity within communities. The funding announcement, initially made in June, was a collaborative effort by Budzinski, alongside U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth. The Goshen Road corridor, which will benefit from this project, is a crucial artery for the city, linking commercial areas, schools, residential neighborhoods, a medical

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Here's where you can grab gooey butter cake in the St. Louis area.

Gabe Fleisher's "Wake Up to Politics" newsletter started with one reader: his mom. It now has thousands.

The EPA removed more than 30 abandoned steel and plastic 55-gallon drums filled with liquid waste from the property.

THC-infused beverages made from hemp are a fast-growing market, and there’s "no doubt" a lawsuit will be filed to challenge Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s order.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Inside a white-walled conference room, a speaker surveyed hundreds of state lawmakers and policy influencers, asking whether artificial intelligence poses a threat to the elections in their states. The results were unambiguous: 80% of those who answered a live poll said yes. In a follow-up question, nearly 90% said their state laws […]

THC-infused beverages made from hemp are a fast-growing market, and there’s ‘no doubt’ a lawsuit will be filed to challenge Parson’s order.

A map shows that mining — and the telltale columns that hold up the rock under the fields — stretches for acres. And the mining company plans to continue digging.

Last month we noted how the brunchlords in charge of Paramount (CBS) decided to eliminate decades of MTV News journalism and Comedy Central history as part of their ongoing and utterly mindless “cost saving” efforts. It was just the latest casualties in an ever-consolidating and very broken U.S. media business routinely run by some of the least […]

Illinois seeks to continue boosting its tourism through two state grant programs, including one for a program that runs through St. Louis' Metro East.

JERSEYVILLE - For her fifth birthday, Stella Schultz received the biggest gift of all: a heart transplant. The little girl, who turned 5 on July 30, 2024, has spent the last 254 days in Children’s Hospital. But Stella is home now and recovering from the surgery, and her parents, Karrie and Matt Schultz, could not be more grateful to God and the people who have followed Stella’s story over the past eight months. “We were in the basement earlier today and we heard feet running across the floor upstairs. That is music to our ears,” Karrie said. “God literally performed a miracle for her.” Karrie spent most of the morning writing down a list of miracles that God has performed for Stella. She remembers the beginning of Stella’s illness, when her daughter’s days of being a healthy and energetic 4-year-old suddenly stopped. Stella’s heart wasn’t squeezing, and she was quickly becoming very sick. Within five days at Children’s,

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